Records relating to diverse parts of the state's canal system, [ca. 1907-1930].

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Records relating to diverse parts of the state's canal system, [ca. 1907-1930].

The series consists of a mixture of materials produced from work done on the state's canal system over several decades. It is not known why or by whom the materials were brought together. The records pertain to several different areas of the Barge Canal system, including the Cayuga and Seneca Canal, the Auburn Extension, and the Erie, Oswego, and Champlain Canals. The relationship among records, if any, is unclear.

1.25 cu. ft. (including ca. 1,200 cards)

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SNAC Resource ID: 8201633

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New York (State). Dept. of Public Works.

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Although the Department of Public Works was created in 1923, the office of Deputy Superintendent did not exist until the appointment of Bertram D. Tollamy on January 16, 1945. The Deputy Superintendent was the head of the Department's executive staff as well its second ranking administrative official. As such these files reflect the departments responsibilities to plan, design, construct and maintain highways, bridges and grade separation structures, canals and waterways, and State owned buildin...

New York (State). Superintendent of Public Works

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